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Therapeutic Radiologic Technologist
Veterans Health Administration · Richmond, Virginia · Closes in 89 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Federal employees - Excepted service, Internal to an agency, The public.
The job is open to the public and to current federal employees of the hiring agency and other federal employees. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.
Experience: Preferred experience is prior work in a clinical environment. The announcement does not list a set number of years of experience.
Education: You can qualify through completion of a therapeutic radiologic technology program that is accredited by JRCERT, shown by a certificate or associate degree, along with ARRT certification in Radiology and completion of a 12-month JRCERT-approved program in therapeutic radiologic technology. Education must come from schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Licenses and certifications:
- Certification in therapeutic radiologic technology from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 89 days (February 1, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications. Your application, resume, and documents will be verified, and errors or missing information may lower your rating or make you ineligible.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must clearly show your dates, duties, and any clinical experience; the announcement says it will not assume anything.
- List your ARRT certification and attach a copy if you have it, since it is required.
- If you claim veterans' preference, select it in the questionnaire and attach your DD-214 with your SF-15 if needed.
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